Abortion Related Stress and Psychological Well-Being of Health Care Professionals In Ethiopia Partner Clinics, Addis Ababa.
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2021-09
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Abstract
Abortion related services are highly stigmatized in Ethiopia. stigma, stress and
psychological well-being for abortion providers are not much studied in Ethiopia. The
objective of this study was intended to describe self-stigma, level of perceived stress and
relation of stress and psychological well-being among health care professional who
provided abortion service in DKT Ethiopia partner clinics in Addis Ababa. The method
of the research design used in the study is descriptive study designs with a quantitative
method of data analysis. Data were collected through self administered questionnaire
survey. Frequency percentages were used to analyze the collected data. In addition,
analysis of variance (ANOVA), correlation and a chi-square test were used to analyze
ordinal and categorical variables. Study data conducted with 102 professionals from
DKT partner clinics in Addis Ababa. The result of the study revealed that sixty two
percent of health care professionals are having self-stigma. Twenty three percent of study
participants are having stressful life event and a majority of the study participants
experienced a positive mental health. In addition, a significant correlation was found
between self-stigma, stress and psychological wellbeing. Further, the study revealed that
health care professionals who intention to leave the profession and professionals who
doesn’t have intention have a statistically significant different on their perceived stress
and psychological well-being. Conclusion: self-stigma, stress and poor psychological
well-being are presented among health care professionals who provide abortion service
in DKT Ethiopia partner clinics. In addition, it can be concluded that the perceived stress
in this participant is associated with stigma, intention to leave the profession and
psychological well-being
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Self-stigma, Stress, intention to leave, Psychological Well-being